We knew that Vic Beasley, Ryan Schraeder, Terron Ward and Courtney Upshaw would all be inactive from Friday’s injury report.

To replace Beasley and Upshaw, the Falcons have decided to stick with a heavier rotation of Takkarist McKinley, Brooks Reed and Derrick Shelby at end with the call up of Joe Vellano and Jack Crawford rotating out on the inside.

To replace Ryan Schraeder, the Falcons have decided to go with Ty Sambrailo as the starting right tackle this week. Sambrailo will need to be protected through scheme and chips. Terron Ward isn’t a big loss as the fifth-round selection Brian Hill will finally get his first game action today.

Sean Harlow, Jermaine Grace and Nick Williams were already inactive the first two games of the season and nothing will change here. They are the 51st to 53rd best players on the roster and should be inactive every week right now.